The Australian canon
In the Sydney Morning Herald Michael Heyward finds Australian Classics going to waste, as he thinks local academia is not paying proper attention to Australian literature -- as, for example: If...
View ArticleNigerian thrillers
In Vanguard Toni Kan offers part one of his look at The Thriller Tradition in Nigerian Literature. How I'd love to get my hands on some of this stuff !
View Article'A World of International Literature'
If you're in the western Massachusetts neighborhood on Friday you can find me giving a talk on: 'A World of International Literature: Bringing Foreign Fiction Home' at the illustrious...
View ArticleEditing poetry
In The Telegraph Sameer Rahim 'investigates the unseen hands behind that most personal and mysterious of literary forms', in The mystery of poetry editing: from TS Eliot to John Burnside.
View ArticleCairo International Book Fair
Good to see that the Cairo International Book Fair is back again (after not being held last year); Tunisia is the guest of honour, and it runs through 7 February. Mary Mourad reports on...
View ArticleChetan Bhagat profile
The Economist's Prospero thinks: "Chetan Bhagat is a sensation", and profiles the author in Pile 'em high. He suggests: So far his fiction writing has not travelled much beyond India....
View ArticlePure takes Whitbread Costa Book of the Year
They've announced that Pure, by Andrew Miller, has been named the Whitbread Costa Book of the Year. Europa Editions will be bringing this out in the US this fall; meanwhile, see the...
View ArticleSalman Rushdie Q and A
The Salman-Rushdie-(not-)in-Jaipur (as in: (not) at the Jaipur Literature Festival) continues, as even just a video-appearance by the author was deemed as too provocative; see, for example,...
View Article'A World of International Literature'
A reminder that I will be speaking on 'A World of International Literature: Bringing Foreign Fiction Home' at the Bushnell-Sage Library in Sheffield, Massachusetts at 19:00 tomorrow !
View ArticleE-books in: Africa
In the Business Daily Wangui Maina reports that African publishers lag in shift to electronic books, as: Electronic readers are transforming the way people enjoy their books. However, there is...
View ArticleE-books in: Arabic
In The National Neil Parmar finds that slowly E-books put the accent on Arabic -- another as yet under-developed market that is showing signs of growth.
View ArticleStig Sæterbakken (1966-2012)
Norwegian author Stig Sæterbakken has passed away; see, for example, (Norwegian) reports in Aftenposten and Dagbladet. (His US publisher, Dalkey Archive Press, report it as a suicide; the...
View ArticleThe Cyclist Conspiracy review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Svetislav Basara's novel, The Cyclist Conspiracy.
View ArticleSami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature finalists
They've announced the finalists for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. They alternate between non and fiction, and this year it is, regrettably, again a non year. The prize is...
View ArticleDalrymple on the Rushdie-fiasco
William Dalrymple tries to explain Why Salman Rushdie's voice was silenced in Jaipur, as he gives a run-down of what unfolded at the Jaipur Literature Festival; see also my previous mention, etc.
View ArticleNigerian writers abroad
AP has an article on how Nigerian authors, both home and abroad, need international fame to sell back home, as: While Nigeria serves as a muse, many of these new authors must live abroad or tap...
View ArticleNew Review of Contemporary Fiction
A new issue of the Review of Contemporary Fiction is out, and while the Flann O'Brien-content is not freely accessible online, the reviews are; scroll down to the review section and click away !
View Article'Europe's narrative bias' ?
At Eurozine Erik Hammar complains about Europe's narrative bias -- and he may have a point, given that: Grants for literary translation showed a similar bias. Half of the nearly 500 projects...
View ArticlePublishing in ... Finland
Helsingin Sanomat report that WSOY regains number one spot in publishers' quality comparison -- for what that's worth. More interesting, the note that: The sales of fiction even went up...
View ArticleArmenian literature
At ArmeniaNow Gohar Abrahamyan reports on Granish: Spreading Armenian literary word, as: Armenian literature enthusiasts on Wednesday unveiled an upgraded version of their literary website that...
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